Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-09-09
CURIOUS THINGS IN LIFE,

name Nebraska postofIice Old Maid
In lifting one of her pillows Mrs Emma
Gephart, Of Tuscola, Ills, who was about to
retire. disturbed Il large blue racer
As all evidence of the fact that genius is
still appreciated, it may be mentioned that a
western town has been named for Bill Nye
Lieut.. Schwataa says he has seen in Alaska
huge r,a..luloth tusks OF finc ivory in the
carve of which Il mnn could stand straight
Charles A. Tyler, of New York city, hns
the longest record of any l,ostman in the
United States. He has been letter carrier
for forty years, in the course Of which time
he has delivered over 5.006, 600 letters.
In a divorce case at Exeter, N. H., the
daughter was given permission to accompany
her father to church, to dine with him twice
q week, and to make short calls with him
with an attendant every day except Monday.
In the city of Mexico everybody lives over
shop, If the house be two stories, OF uses
tho lower floor for stabling the horses, quar-
tering tho servants, etc. Even millionaires
often rent the ground floor of their swell res
licences for business purposes.
A one legged beggar of st. Louis became
80 urgent in his request for aid that he was
arrested the other day. When tho police
searched him they found fifteen tobacco bags
in his pockets and sewed to his ragged
clothes, and each bag contained some money.
Tho total amount was $74.41.
There is said to be a man in Leadville, Col,
who can tell By the tinglius sensation in his
fingers when he walks over a body Of ore.
He is living mineral detector. His powers
are said to have been thoroughly tested, and
he has earned large sums by hts peculiar
gifts, but his fordness for faro keeps him
poor.
A Utica man was walking home the other
night when he heard splash in the Erie
canal and struggle in the water. He at
onco plunged In to rescue tho drowning per-
son. but found that 1t was a dog. Not to be
deprived Of tho pleasure Of rescuing some
thing, he, rescued tho dog and took it home
with him. .,
John Stewards family, near Altoona, Ia,
had "A remarkable escape recently. John
brought home some corn meal, but as it was
rather late in the afternoon Mrs. Stewart
said that she would not use it that night ex-
espt to feed some young chickens. The chicks
ate greedily, and the next morning forty
three Of them were dead The Stewards have
no Idea what was in the meal =
A curious result OF the placing of electric
lights in front of tho treasury md other pub
lie buildings at Washington has been an ex-
traortlinary combination of spiders webs.
The spiders have discovered that flies, moths,
ETC., are attracted BY the light, and hence
their webs are in some parts so thick: that
parts Of the architectural characterization are
no longer cisiblc. tii : <G,.
" A thirst dance has been in progress this
week o,l the Two Hills Indian reserve, oppo-
site Edmonton, Ont About fifty tents OF In
dians ,o,i part. Those who :ake part in it
danca.a> often and as long rs the music plays
and neither eat nor. drink during the whole
forty--i:.!,t hours. Que Of the women taking
part was upward of 100 years Of age and
had . number Of grentgrandchildren on the
ground. zz5sss III IS
There was d shower OF stones near Dolores,
IN the volcanic region Of the Argentine Re-
public, few weeks asso that lasted for more
than . minute. Tho stones fell as thick a.
hail, anil varied in size from pebble to
very respectable holder. Great damage was
done TO trees, while barns and onthouses were
demolished, many domestic animals killed,
sud large numbers Of wild geese and hawks.
on the wing f55 RE g =
rs Near Tamaorofa, His, several days ago, q
little child III Nr. Vanghman was ~ IN IL
|. high chair 6 the tabIs while i'll mctber Was
9nEkinx dinns a chicken came iii at The
an = table NJ. Vangh-
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